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Sample edition — assembled from already-published Red Flag Cyber coverage. This is not a sent issue.
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ASOS breach: customer names and contact details accessed
CONFIRMED · Disclosed Oct 6 — ASOS said an unauthorised party impersonated a trusted contact to obtain an employee's login credentials, then used them to reach customer information held on third-party platforms the retailer uses. The data involved was customer names and contact details; ASOS says payment card information and account passwords were not accessed. ASOS says customers do not need to take action on their accounts, but should stay cautious of unexpected messages or calls claiming to be from ASOS — the company says it will never ask for passwords, security codes, or payment details through an unsolicited message or call, so open the app or site yourself instead of using links in messages.
Denmark CPR registry: about 8.8 million records exposed
REPORTED · Disclosed Oct 5 — Denmark's Ministry of Digital Affairs said unauthorised parties misused a legally authorised company's access to the CPR register, the national population registry. The data involved was names, addresses, and CPR numbers — Denmark's national identification numbers — across roughly 8.8 million registry records. Treat unexpected contact that uses your real details as unverified, watch your account activity, and confirm any notice through an official channel you find yourself. Read our full Denmark breach report
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